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You know when you see something touching and moving and you feel like tears are about to come out of your eyes, yet you're able to barely control it; how do you describe this feeling or state?
i.e. I was all […] at the sight of his master curled up asleep in fetal position on the floor at the vet's beside his dog.

Take a look at this and you'll know what I'm talking about:

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Best Answer

I was all choked up.

Fig. to cause someone to feel like starting to cry.

I got all misty-eyed.

  1. Having the eyes blurred, as with tears.
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